Budget and Stamp Duty holiday set to support further market buoyancy – Business Pilot...
The market for windows and doors remained buoyant last month with sale activity up 10% on January, which itself recorded a 34% increase on December, according to the latest Business Pilot Barometer.
This does show...
GGF sets out ‘best case’ plan for five nations’ post-lockdown recovery
The GGF has compiled a detailed ‘best case scenario’ for each of the four nations of the UK plus the Republic of Ireland, mapping out the advice at each stage of the gradual return...
Chancellor urged to cut VAT on RMI for growth and jobs
A five-year VAT cut on home improvement work from 20% to 5% would generate an economic stimulus worth £51 billion and create 345,000 new jobs, according to new research published this week by the Federation of...
Colour and finish clinch it for 75% of homeowners – survey
Colour and finish continue to grow in significance as drivers in consumers’ choice of windows, with a new independent survey showing 75% of homeowners see them as key factors in determining their purchasing decisions.
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Façades four merge to form £100m Clarison Group
Four major players in the UK and Irish façade and architectural glazing sectors, Alucraft, Alucraft Systems Ltd, Williaam Cox and EAG, today announced they have come together to form the £100million Clarison Group.
The Clarison...
Ultrframe ready to unveil Garden Rooms
Ultraframe is set to announce a major product diversification with the imminent release of a range of Garden Rooms in response to ‘an explosion in demand’.
Proposed designs and variations are still under wraps but...
Total Glass had debts over £2.2m – administrators
Total Glass, the £25million-sales Merseyside fabricator that collapsed in October, had debts in excess of £2.2million.
A recently published Statement of Affairs shows trade creditors including Profile22, Sapa, Custom Glass and Carey Glass as well...
Ali people gloomier over future – CAB
Aluminium industry players have shown a far less optimistic view of the industry’s near future compared with other construction sectors, according to the latest State of the Trade report from the Council for Aluminium...
Pressure grows for Green Grant extension to tackle ‘snail’s pace’ growth
The government has come under renewed pressure to extend the Green Homes Grant Scheme after a parliamentary committee this week reported that only 20,000 of the planned 600,000 vouchers have been issued in the...
Workplace Covid test programme extended to 50-minimum ‘vital industry’ SMEs
Fabricators, extruders and other SME manufacturers are being urged to offer workers regular Covid tests in the latest roll-out of the government’s drive to keep vital industries moving.
Until the end of next month, free...
